Electronic device and method for processing radio frequency signals having different frequency bands

ABSTRACT

According to various embodiments of the present invention, disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a first antenna element configured so as to transmit and receive a signal of a first frequency band or a second frequency band; a second antenna element configured so as to transmit and receive the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band; a first RF block electrically connected to the first antenna element and the second antenna element and including a first transmission and reception circuit and a second transmission and reception circuit; an RF reception circuit for receiving the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band from the first antenna element or the second antenna element; and a transceiver, wherein the first transmission and reception circuit processes the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band, the second transmission and reception circuit processes the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequency band, and the transceiver performs CA on the signal of the first frequency band and/or the second frequency band and performs diversity on the signals received from the first RF block and the RF reception circuit.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/637,029, filed on Feb. 6, 2020 which is a Continuation of PCTInternational Application No. PCT/KR2018/009020, which was filed onAug.t 8, 2018, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No.10-2017-0101434, which was filed on Aug. 10, 2017, the contents of whichare incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The disclosure relates to technologies of processing radio frequency(RF) signals of different frequency bands.

BACKGROUND ART

With the development of information technology (IT), various types ofelectronic devices such as smartphones and tablet personal computers(PCs) have come into wide use. The electronic devices may wirelesslycommunicate with another electronic device or a base station using theirantennas. According to 4G wireless communication standards, a mobilenetwork operator may provide a wireless communication service to a userof the electronic device by using frequency bands authorized by acountry (authority) among various frequency bands.

The frequency bands may be divided on the basis of, for example, afrequency range defined by 3^(rd) generation partnership project (3GPP).One frequency band may have a bandwidth of dozens and hundreds of MHz.The frequency bands may be roughly classified into a low band, a midband, and a high band according to relative frequency height.

The electronic device may transmit signals with the above-mentionedfrequency bands to a base station (or another electronic device) or mayreceive signals with the above-mentioned frequency bands from the basestation (or the other electronic device). The electronic device mayinclude, for example, an RF block optimized for the low band, the midband, or the high band.

To enhance quality or a download speed of a signal received by theelectronic device, technologies such as carrier aggregation (CA) or Rxdiversity have been developed. Respective countries and/or operatorsprovide an enhanced communication service to the user through so-calledCA of aggregating two or more frequency bands.

DISCLOSURE Technical Problem

CA may be performed between lower frequency bands, included in a lowband, a mid band, and a high band. For example, any one frequency bandwhich belongs to the mid band and any one frequency band which belongsto the high band may be aggregated into each other. Meanwhile, because afrequency band adopted for implementing the CA is able to differ foreach network operator, an electronic device should be able to implementCA using combinations of various frequency bands as many as possible. Toimplement CA using the various combinations, additional antennas andrelated components may be required. However, because a mounting regionof a smartphone or a tablet PC is limited, it is very difficult for theelectronic device to implement CA using combinations of variousfrequency bands.

According to embodiments of the disclosure, an aspect of the disclosureis to provide a method for implementing CA using combinations of variousfrequency bands by efficiently using an RF block and an antenna and anelectronic device for performing the same.

Technical Solution

In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device isprovided. The electronic device may include a first antenna, a secondantenna, a filter, electrically connected with the first antenna,including a first connecting terminal corresponding to a first frequencyband and a second frequency band capable of being transmitted orreceived via the first antenna, and a second connecting terminalcorresponding to a third frequency band capable of being transmitted orreceived via the first antenna, a first wireless module including afirst transmit and receive circuitry for processing a signal of thefirst frequency band and a signal of the second frequency band, a secondtransmit and receive circuitry for processing a signal of the firstfrequency band and a signal of the second frequency band, a firsttransmission and reception connection terminal connected with the firstconnecting terminal, and a second transmission and reception connectionterminal connected with the second antenna, and a first switch forconnecting the first transmit and receive circuitry and the secondtransmit and receive circuitry with the first transmission and receptionconnection terminal or the second transmission and reception connectionterminal, and a second wireless module including a third transmit andreceive circuitry, electrically connected with the second connectingterminal, for processing a signal of the third frequency band.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, an electronicdevice is provided. The electronic device may include a first antennaelement configured to transmit and receive a signal of a first frequencyband or a second frequency band, a second antenna element configured totransmit and receive a signal of the first frequency band or the secondfrequency band, a first RF block, electrically connected with the firstantenna element and the second antenna element, including a firsttransmit and receive circuitry and a second transmit and receivecircuitry, an RF receive circuitry for receiving the signal of the firstfrequency band or the second frequency band from the first antennaelement or the second antenna element, and a transceiver connected withthe first RF block and the RF receive circuitry. The first transmit andreceive circuitry may process the signal of the first frequency band orthe second frequency band. The second transmit and receive circuitry mayprocess the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequencyband. The transceiver may perform carrier aggregation (CA) for thesignal of the first frequency band and/or the signal of the secondfrequency band using the first transmit and receive circuitry and thesecond transmit and receive circuitry and may perform diversity forsignals received from the first RF block and the RF receive circuitry.

In accordance with another aspect of the disclosure, a method isprovided. The method may include transmitting and receiving a signal ofa first frequency band or a second frequency band via an antennaelement, performing CA for the signal of the first frequency band and/orthe second frequency band using a first transmit and receive circuitryand a second transmit and receive circuitry, which are included in afirst RF block, and performing diversity for the signal of the firstfrequency band or the second frequency band using the first RF block andan RF receive circuitry.

Advantageous Effects

According to embodiments disclosed in the disclosure, an RF block forprocessing a signal of a mid band and an RF block for processing asignal of a high band are integrated with each other to minimize a spacewhere components are mounted and efficiently use antennas. Thus, theelectronic device may implement CA using combinations of variousfrequency bands in a limited mounting region, thus maximizingcommunication performance of the electronic device. In addition, theelectronic device may use spare antennas as antennas capable ofsupporting a 5G communication service by efficiently using the antennas.In addition, various effects directly or indirectly ascertained throughthe disclosure may be provided.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a networkenvironment according to various embodiments;

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according toan embodiment;

FIG. 3 illustrates an electronic device for supporting various CAcombinations, according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according toanother embodiment;

FIG. 5 illustrates an antenna structure capable of additionallysupporting a 5G communication service, according to an embodiment; and

FIG. 6 illustrates the deployment of antenna elements according to anembodiment.

In describing the drawings, the same or similar reference denotationsmay be used to refer to the same or similar components.

MODE FOR INVENTION

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic device in a networkenvironment according to various embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic device 101 may communicate with anelectronic device 102 through a first network 198 (e.g., a short-rangewireless communication) or may communicate with an electronic device 104or a server 108 through a second network 199 (e.g., a long-distancewireless communication) in a network environment 100. According to anembodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with theelectronic device 104 through the server 108. According to anembodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 120, amemory 130, an input device 150, a sound output device 155, a displaydevice 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177,a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188,a battery 189, a communication module 190, a subscriber identificationmodule 196, and an antenna module 197. According to some embodiments, atleast one (e.g., the display device 160 or the camera module 180) amongcomponents of the electronic device 101 may be omitted or othercomponents may be added to the electronic device 101. According to someembodiments, some components may be integrated and implemented as in thecase of the sensor module 176 (e.g., a fingerprint sensor, an irissensor, or an illuminance sensor) embedded in the display device 160(e.g., a display).

The processor 120 may operate, for example, software (e.g., a program140) to control at least one of other components (e.g., a hardware orsoftware component) of the electronic device 101 connected to theprocessor 120 and may process and compute a variety of data. Theprocessor 120 may load a command set or data, which is received fromother components (e.g., the sensor module 176 or the communicationmodule 190), into a volatile memory 132, may process the loaded commandor data, and may store result data into a nonvolatile memory 134.According to an embodiment, the processor 120 may include a mainprocessor 121 (e.g., a central processing unit or an applicationprocessor) and an auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a graphic processingdevice, an image signal processor, a sensor hub processor, or acommunication processor), which operates independently from the mainprocessor 121, additionally or alternatively uses less power than themain processor 121, or is specified to a designated function. In thiscase, the auxiliary processor 123 may operate separately from the mainprocessor 121 or embedded.

In this case, the auxiliary processor 123 may control, for example, atleast some of functions or states associated with at least one component(e.g., the display device 160, the sensor module 176, or thecommunication module 190) among the components of the electronic device101 instead of the main processor 121 while the main processor 121 is inan inactive (e.g., sleep) state or together with the main processor 121while the main processor 121 is in an active (e.g., an applicationexecution) state. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor123 (e.g., the image signal processor or the communication processor)may be implemented as a part of another component (e.g., the cameramodule 180 or the communication module 190) that is functionally relatedto the auxiliary processor 123. The memory 130 may store a variety ofdata used by at least one component (e.g., the processor 120 or thesensor module 176) of the electronic device 101, for example, software(e.g., the program 140) and input data or output data with respect tocommands associated with the software. The memory 130 may include thevolatile memory 132 or the nonvolatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be stored in the memory 130 as software and mayinclude, for example, an operating system 142, a middleware 144, or anapplication 146.

The input device 150 may be a device for receiving a command or data,which is used for a component (e.g., the processor 120) of theelectronic device 101, from an outside (e.g., a user) of the electronicdevice 101 and may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, or akeyboard.

The sound output device 155 may be a device for outputting a soundsignal to the outside of the electronic device 101 and may include, forexample, a speaker used for general purposes, such as multimedia play orrecordings play, and a receiver used only for receiving calls. Accordingto an embodiment, the receiver and the speaker may be either integrallyor separately implemented.

The display device 160 may be a device for visually presentinginformation to the user of the electronic device 101 and may include,for example, a display, a hologram device, or a projector and a controlcircuit for controlling a corresponding device. According to anembodiment, the display device 160 may include a touch circuitry or apressure sensor for measuring an intensity of pressure on the touch.

The audio module 170 may convert a sound and an electrical signal indual directions. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 mayobtain the sound through the input device 150 or may output the soundthrough an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102(e.g., a speaker or a headphone)) wired or wirelessly connected to thesound output device 155 or the electronic device 101.

The sensor module 176 may generate an electrical signal or a data valuecorresponding to an operating state (e.g., power or temperature) insideor an environmental state outside the electronic device 101. The sensormodule 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyro sensor, abarometric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, agrip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an infrared sensor, abiometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or anilluminance sensor.

The interface 177 may support a designated protocol wired or wirelesslyconnected to the external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device102). According to an embodiment, the interface 177 may include, forexample, an HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface), a USB(universal serial bus) interface, an SD card interface, or an audiointerface.

A connecting terminal 178 may include a connector that physicallyconnects the electronic device 101 to the external electronic device(e.g., the electronic device 102), for example, an HDMI connector, a USBconnector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., aheadphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert an electrical signal to a mechanicalstimulation (e.g., vibration or movement) or an electrical stimulationperceived by the user through tactile or kinesthetic sensations. Thehaptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectricelement, or an electric stimulator.

The camera module 180 may shoot a still image or a video image.According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include, forexample, at least one lens, an image sensor, an image signal processor,or a flash.

The power management module 188 may be a module for managing powersupplied to the electronic device 101 and may serve as at least a partof a power management integrated circuit (PMIC).

The battery 189 may be a device for supplying power to at least onecomponent of the electronic device 101 and may include, for example, anon-rechargeable (primary) battery, a rechargeable (secondary) battery,or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 may establish a wired or wirelesscommunication channel between the electronic device 101 and the externalelectronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102, the electronicdevice 104, or the server 108) and support communication executionthrough the established communication channel. The communication module190 may include at least one communication processor operatingindependently from the processor 120 (e.g., the application processor)and supporting the wired communication or the wireless communication.According to an embodiment, the communication module 190 may include awireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communicationmodule, a short-range wireless communication module, or a GNSS (globalnavigation satellite system) communication module) or a wiredcommunication module 194 (e.g., an LAN (local area network)communication module or a power line communication module) and maycommunicate with the external electronic device using a correspondingcommunication module among them through the first network 198 (e.g., theshort-range communication network such as a Bluetooth, a WiFi direct, oran IrDA (infrared data association)) or the second network 199 (e.g.,the long-distance wireless communication network such as a cellularnetwork, an internet, or a computer network (e.g., LAN or WAN)). Theabove-mentioned various communication modules 190 may be implementedinto one chip or into separate chips, respectively.

According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 mayidentify and authenticate the electronic device 101 using userinformation stored in the subscriber identification module 196 in thecommunication network.

The antenna module 197 may include one or more antennas to transmit orreceive the signal or power to or from an external source. According toan embodiment, the communication module 190 (e.g., the wirelesscommunication module 192) may transmit or receive the signal to or fromthe external electronic device through the antenna suitable for thecommunication method.

Some components among the components may be connected to each otherthrough a communication method (e.g., a bus, a GPIO (general purposeinput/output), an SPI (serial peripheral interface), or an MIPI (mobileindustry processor interface)) used between peripheral devices toexchange signals (e.g., a command or data) with each other.

According to an embodiment, the command or data may be transmitted orreceived between the electronic device 101 and the external electronicdevice 104 through the server 108 connected to the second network 199.Each of the electronic devices 102 and 104 may be the same or differenttypes as or from the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment,all or some of the operations performed by the electronic device 101 maybe performed by another electronic device or a plurality of externalelectronic devices. When the electronic device 101 performs somefunctions or services automatically or by request, the electronic device101 may request the external electronic device to perform at least someof the functions related to the functions or services, in addition to orinstead of performing the functions or services by itself. The externalelectronic device receiving the request may carry out the requestedfunction or the additional function and transmit the result to theelectronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide therequested functions or services based on the received result as is orafter additionally processing the received result. To this end, forexample, a cloud computing, distributed computing, or client-servercomputing technology may be used.

In the disclosure, a frequency band may refer to a band defined in 3GPP.The frequency band and the band may be interchangeably referred to aseach other in the disclosure. The bandwidth may refer to an uplink ordownlink frequency range of a frequency band. The uplink frequency rangeand the downlink frequency range are distinguished from each other in afrequency division duplex (FDD) mode, whereas the uplink frequency rangeand the downlink frequency range are the same as each other in a timedivision duplex (TDD) mode. Furthermore, each frequency band may bedivided into a low band, a mid band, and a high band according to a usedbandwidth. For example, according to the 3GPP band definition, each bandmay be divided into three groups, such as low/mid/high bands, like Table1 below according to an assigned bandwidth.

TABLE 1 Uplink Downlink Band Band Frequency Frequency No. DefinitionRange Range FDD/TDD 1 Mid-Band 1920-1980 2110-2170 FDD 2 Mid-Band1850-1910 1930-1990 FDD 3 Mid-Band 1710-1785 1805-1880 FDD 4 Mid-Band1710-1755 2110-2155 FDD 5 Low-Band 824-849 869-894 FDD 7 High-Band2500-2570 2620-2690 FDD 8 Low-Band 880-915 925-960 FDD 9 Mid-Band1749.9-1784.9 1844.9-1879.9 FDD 10 Mid-Band 1710-1770 2110-2170 FDD 11Mid-Band 1427.9-1452.9 1475.9-1500.9 FDD 12 Low-Band 698-716 728-746 FDD13 Low-Band 777-787 746-756 FDD 14 Low-Band 788-798 758-768 FDD 17Low-Band 704-716 734-746 FDD 18 Low-Band 815-830 860-875 FDD 19 Low-Band830-845 875-890 FDD 20 Low-Band 832-862 791-821 FDD 21 Mid-Band1447.9-1462.9 1495.5-1510.9 FDD 25 Mid-Band 1850-1915 1930-1995 FDD 26Low-Band 814-849 859-894 FDD 28 Low-Band 703-748 758-803 FDD 33 Mid-Band1900-1920 1900-1920 TDD 38 High-Band 2570-2620 2570-2620 TDD 39 Mid-Band1880-1920 1880-1920 TDD 40 High-Band 2300-2400 2300-2400 TDD 41High-Band 2496-2690 2496-2690 TDD 44 Low-Band 703-803 703-803 TDD

Each band may be categorized into a first frequency band, a bandwidth ofwhich belongs to a first frequency range, a second frequency band, abandwidth of which belongs to a second frequency range, and a thirdfrequency band, a bandwidth of which belongs to a third frequency band.Herein, the second frequency range may be defined to be greater than amaximum value of the third frequency range and is less than a minimumvalue of the first frequency range. In an embodiment, the firstfrequency band, the second frequency band, and the third frequency bandmay correspond to the high band, the mid band, and the low band, whichare defined in 3GPP, respectively.

According to various embodiments, the first frequency band, the secondfrequency band, and the third frequency band may be defined to bedifferent from those in the 3GPP. For example, a band using a frequencyof 2000 MHz or more may be defined as the first frequency band.

In an embodiment disclosed in the disclosure, the first frequency bandwill be described as being a high frequency band, the second frequencyband will be described as being an intermediate frequency band, and thethird frequency band will be described as being a low frequency band.For example, the low frequency band may be about 700 MHz to 900 MHz, theintermediate frequency band may be 1.4 GHz to 2.2 GHz, and the highfrequency band may be about 2.3 GHz to 2.7 GHz. However, categorizationcriteria may be defined different from being provided in the aboveexample or 3GPP standards and may be categorized into 4 or morefrequency bands.

FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according toan embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 2, an electronic device 201 may include a firstantenna element 210, a second antenna element 220, a first RF block 230,an RF receive circuitry 240, a transceiver 250, a first power source260, a second power source 270, and a processor 280. The electronicdevice 201 may correspond to, for example, an electronic device 101 ofFIG. 1.

The first antenna element 210 (e.g., an antenna module 197) according tovarious embodiments may transmit an RF signal to another device (e.g., abase station) or may receive an RF signal from the other device.According to an embodiment, the first antenna element 210 may include aradiator capable of having a plurality of electrical paths. For example,the first antenna element 210 may transmit or receive a signal of afirst frequency band (e.g., a high band) and a signal of a secondfrequency band (e.g., a mid band) through the plurality of electricalpaths.

The second antenna element 220 according to various embodiments may bethe same or similar to the first antenna element 210. The second antennaelement 220 may include one or more radiators independent of theradiator of the first antenna element 210. According to an embodiment,the second antenna element 220 may transmit or receive a signal of thefirst frequency band and a signal of the second frequency band in thesame or similar manner to the first antenna element 210.

In the specification, the first antenna element 210 may be referred toas a first antenna, and the second antenna element 220 may be referredto as a second antenna.

According to an embodiment, the first antenna element 210 and the secondantenna element 220 may transmit or receive RF signals of differentbands to support CA. For example, to support CA between Band 1 of Table1 and Band 3 of Table 1, the first antenna element 210 may transmit orreceive a signal corresponding to Band 1, and the second antenna element220 may transmit or receive a signal corresponding to Band 3.

According to an embodiment, the signal transmitted or received by thefirst antenna element 210 and the second antenna element 220 is notlimited to the first frequency band and the second frequency band. Forexample, the first antenna element 210 may transmit or receive a signalof a third frequency band (e.g., a low band) as well as the firstfrequency band and the second frequency band.

The first RF block 230 according to various embodiments may beelectrically connected with the first antenna element 210, the secondantenna element 220, and the transceiver 250. According to anembodiment, the first RF block 230 may include a first transmit andreceive circuitry 231 and a second transmit and receive circuitry 232.In an embodiment, the first RF block 230 may further include a firstswitch (e.g., a first switch 331 of FIG. 3). In this case, the first RFblock 230 may be connected with the first antenna element 210 and thesecond antenna element 220 by the first switch. In the specification,the first RF block 230 may be referred to as a first wireless module.

The first transmit and receive circuitry 231 and the second transmit andreceive circuitry 232 according to various embodiments may process thesignal of the first frequency band or the signal of the second frequencyband. For example, the first transmit and receive circuitry 231 mayprocess an RF signal received from the transceiver 250 and may transmitthe signal, the processing of which is completed, to an external device(e.g., a base station or another electronic device) via the firstantenna element 210 or the second antenna element 220.

According to an embodiment, each of the first transmit and receivecircuitry 231 and the second transmit and receive circuitry 232 mayinclude at least one power amplifier (PA) and at least one low noiseamplifier (LNA). The PA may amplify a signal transmitted from thetransceiver 250 to a signal having a sufficient power beforetransmitting the signal. The LNA may amplify signals received from theantenna elements 210 and 220.

The RF receive circuitry 240 according to various embodiments may beelectrically connected with the first antennal element 210 and thesecond antenna element 220 and may receive a signal of the firstfrequency band or a signal of the second frequency band. According to anembodiment, the RF receive circuitry 240 may be integrated into thefirst RF block 230. In an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry 240 maybe connected with the first antenna element 210 and the second antennaelement 220 by the first switch (e.g., the first switch 331 of FIG. 3)capable of being included in the first RF block 230.

According to an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry 240 may include atleast one LNA. In an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry 240 mayreceive an RF signal from the first antenna element 210 or the secondantenna element 220 and may amplify the received signal. The amplifiedsignal may be delivered to the transceiver 250.

According to an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry 240 may be acircuitry for diversity. The RF signals received via the antennaelements 210 and 220 may be distorted by constructive interference ordestructive interference. In an embodiment, the electronic device 201may perform diversity using a signal received via the RF receivecircuitry 240 to reduce distortion of the signal. According to anembodiment, the diversity may include, for example, polarizationdiversity, spatial diversity, radiation pattern diversity, or the like.According to an embodiment, the signal received from the RF receivecircuitry 240 may correspond to the same signal as a signal receivedfrom the first RF block 230.

The transceiver 250 according to various embodiments may mutuallyconvert a baseband signal and an RF signal. According to an embodiment,the transceiver 250 may convert a baseband signal received from theprocessor 280 into an RF signal and may deliver the converted RF signalto the first RF block 230. On the other hand, the transceiver 250 mayconvert an RF signal received from the first RF block 230 into abaseband signal and may deliver the converted baseband signal to theprocessor 280.

According to an embodiment, the transceiver 250 may process a signal tobe transmitted by the electronic device 201 or a signal received by theelectronic device 201. For example, the transceiver 250 may convert abaseband signal received from the processor 280 into a signalcorresponding to Band 1 or a signal corresponding to Band 3 for uplinkCA between Band 1 and Band 3 of Table 1 and may transmit the convertedsignal to the first RF block 230.

According to another embodiment, the transceiver 250 may mix a signalreceived from the first RF block 230 with a signal received from the RFreceive circuitry 240 to perform diversity.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may furtherinclude at least one power source. The at least one power source maysupply power to the PA included in the first transmit and receivecircuitry 231 or the second transmit and receive circuitry 232.According to an embodiment, the first power source 260 may supply powerto the PA of the first transmit and receive circuitry 231, and thesecond power source 270 may supply power to the second transmit andreceive circuitry 232. According to an embodiment, the first powersource 260 and the second power source 270 may be controlled by theprocessor 280.

According to an embodiment, the power source may include a supplymodulator. The supply modulator may adjust the voltage (or current) ofsupply power depending on intensity of a signal input to the PA includedin the first transmit and receive circuitry 231. For example, the supplymodulator may adjust a voltage waveform of supply power to follow anenvelope of a PA input signal (so-called envelope tracking). Powerefficiency may be enhanced by the supply power adjustment of the supplymodulator.

The processor 280 (e.g., a processor 120 of FIG. 1) according to variousembodiments may be electrically connected with, for example, thecomponents included in the electronic device 201 and may executecalculation and/or data processing about control and/or communication ofthe components included in the electronic device 201. The processor 280may be implemented with, for example, dedicated hardware (e.g., chip) ormay be included and implemented as a part of at least one of anapplication processor (AP) or a communication processor (CP).

According to an embodiment, the processor 280 may control operations ofthe components included in the electronic device 201, for example, thefirst RF block 230 or the RF receive circuitry 240, directly or via thetransceiver 250. In an embodiment, the processor 280 may control thecomponents through its control signal. In various embodiments, aninterface of the control signal may include a general purposeinput/output (GPIO), a mobile industry processor interface (MIPI), aserial programming interface (SPI), or the like.

FIG. 3 illustrates an electronic device for supporting various CAcombinations, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 3, an electronic device 300 may include a first RFblock 301, an RF receive circuitry 302, a first antenna element 303, asecond antenna element 304, a transceiver 305, and a processor 306. Theelectronic device 300 may correspond to, for example, an electronicdevice 201 shown in FIG. 2.

The first RF block 301 according to various embodiments may include afirst transmit and receive circuitry 311, a second transmit and receivecircuitry(321), a first switch 331, and a second switch 341. In variousembodiments, the first RF block 301 may exclude at least one of thecomponents or may additionally include another component. For example,the first switch 331 or the second switch 341 may be omitted or may belocated outside the first RF block 301. According to variousembodiments, as the RF receive circuitry 302 is located in the first RFblock 301, it may become an additional component of the first RF block301. For another example, a first transmission and reception connectionterminal 351 and a second transmission and reception connection terminal361 may be included in the first RF block 301. In various embodiments,the first transmission and reception connection terminal 351 may beconnected with the first antenna element 303, and the secondtransmission and reception connection terminal 361 may be connected withthe second antenna element 304.

The first transmit and receive circuitry 311 according to variousembodiments may include a first multiplexer 311_1 and a secondmultiplexer 311_2. In various embodiments, the first transmit andreceive circuitry 311 may additionally include another component otherthan the components. For example, the first transmit and receivecircuitry 311 may further include at least one PA or at least one LNA.

Each of the first multiplexer 311_1 and the second multiplexer 311_2according to various embodiments may select any one of two PA outputterminals and two LNA input terminals and may connect the selectedterminal with the first switch 331. For example, the first multiplexer311_1 may select any one of an output terminal 31 of a first PA 311_1 afor transmitting a first signal of a first frequency band, an outputterminal 32 of a second PA 311_1 b for transmitting a second signal ofthe first frequency band, an input terminal 33 of a first LNA 311_1 cfor receiving the first signal of the first frequency band, and an inputterminal 34 of a second LNA 311_1 d for receiving the second signal ofthe first frequency band and may connect the selected terminal with thefirst switch 331.

According to an embodiment, the PAs (e.g., 311_1 a and 311_1 b) includedin the first transmit and receive circuitry 311 and the second transmitand receive circuitry 321 may be connected with the transceiver 305 viaa switch 311_S1. The PA selected by the switch 311_S1 may be connectedwith the transceiver 305, and a signal received from the transceiver 305may be transmitted to an external device (e.g., a base station oranother electronic device) via the PA.

According to an embodiment, the LNAs (e.g., 311_1 c and 311_1 d)included in the first transmit and receive circuitry 311 and the secondtransmit and receive circuitry 321 may be connected with the transceiver305 via a switch 311_S2. The LNA selected by the switch 311_S2 may beconnected with the transceiver 305, and a signal received from theexternal device may be transmitted to the transceiver 305 via theselected LNA.

In an embodiment, the number of PAs or LNAs connected with the firstmultiplexer 311_1 or the second multiplexer 311_2 may be combined invarious manners. For example, the first multiplexer 311_1 may beconnected with three PA output terminals and one LAN input terminal.

In an embodiment, control of the first multiplexer 311_1 and the secondmultiplexer 311_2 may be performed by the processor 306. For example,when wanting to transmit an RF signal, the processor 306 may control themultiplexers 311_1 and 311_2 to connect an output terminal (e.g., 31 or32) of the PA with the first switch 331. When wanting to receive an RFsignal, the processor 306 may control the multiplexers 311_1 and 311_2to connect an input terminal (e.g., 33 or 34) of the LNA with the firstswitch 331. In an embodiment, the processor 306 may control themultiplexers 311_1 and 311_2 to transmit or receive a signal of aspecific band. For example, the processor 306 may control the firstmultiplexer 311_1 such that the output terminal 31 of the first PA 311_1a is connected to the first switch 331 to transmit a signal transmittedfrom the first PA 311_1 a.

In an embodiment, the first multiplexer 311_1 and the second multiplexer311_2 may be designed to process signals of different frequency bands.For example, the first multiplexer 311_1 may engage in transmitting orreceiving a signal of the first frequency band, and the secondmultiplexer 311_2 may engage in transmitting or receiving a signal ofthe second frequency band.

The second transmit and receive circuitry 321 according to variousembodiments may have the same or similar configuration to the firsttransmit and receive circuitry 311. The second transmit and receivecircuitry 321 may include a third multiplexer 321_1 and a fourthmultiplexer 321_2. The third multiplexer 321_1 and the fourthmultiplexer 321_2 may correspond to the first multiplexer 311_1 and thesecond multiplexer 311_2, respectively.

The first switch 331 according to various embodiments may connect thefirst transmit and receive circuitry 311, the second transmit andreceive circuitry 321, or the RF receive circuitry 302 with the firstantenna element 303 or the second antenna element 304. The first switch331 according to another embodiment may connect the first transmit andreceive circuitry 311, the second transmit and receive circuitry 321, orthe RF receive circuitry 302 with the first transmission and receptionconnection terminal 351 or the second transmission and receptionconnection terminal 361. The first transmission and reception connectionterminal 351 may be connected with the first antenna element 303, andthe second transmission and reception connection terminal 361 may beconnected with the second antenna element 304.

According to an embodiment, the first switch 331 may include a pluralityof single pole single throw (SPST) switches. In an embodiment, the firstmultiplexer 311_1 and the second multiplexer 311_2 of the first transmitand receive circuitry 311, the third multiplexer 321_1 and the fourthmultiplexer 321_2 of the second transmit and receive circuitry 321, andthe RF receive circuitry 302 may be connected with a pole of the firstswitch 331. The pole may refer to an arm capable of moving the switch,and a throw may refer to the number of paths with which one pole maycome into contact. For example, the SPST switch may have one movablearm, and the arm may come into contact with or come off one path.According to an embodiment, each of the multiplexers 311_1, 311_2,321_1, and 321_2 and the RF receive circuitry 302 may be connected withthe first antenna element 303 or the second antenna element 304 by twoSPST switches which are movable independently.

According to an embodiment, the first switch 331 may be controlled bythe processor 306. In an embodiment, the processor 306 may control thefirst switch 331 such that any one of the first multiplexer 311_1 andthe second multiplexer 311_2 is connected with the first antenna element303 and such that any one of the third multiplexer 321_1 and the fourthmultiplexer 321_2 is connected with the second antenna element 304 toperform CA. For example, the processor 306 may control the first switch331 such that the first multiplexer 311_1 is connected with the firstantenna element 303 and such that the third multiplexer 321_1 isconnected with the second antenna element 304. In this case, theprocessor 306 may perform uplink CA or downlink CA using one of twobands selectable by the first multiplexer 311_1 and one of two bandsselectable by the third multiplexer 321_1.

According to an embodiment, the processor 306 may control the firstswitch 331 such that any one of the first multiplexer 311_1, the secondmultiplexer 311_2, the third multiplexer 321_1, or the fourthmultiplexer 321_2 is connected with the first antenna element 303 andsuch that the RF receive circuitry 302 is connected with the secondantenna element 304 to perform diversity. For example, the processor 306may control the first switch 331 such that the first multiplexer 311_1is connected with the first antenna element 303 and such that the RFreceive circuitry 302 is connected with the second antenna element 304.In this case, the same signal which belongs to the same band may bereceived via the first RF block 301 and the RF receive circuitry 302,and the processor 306 may perform diversity using the received signal.

According to an embodiment, when performing the CA or diversity and whena specific multiplexer for a selected band and an antenna are connectedwith each other, the processor 306 may allow the other multiplexers notto be connected with the antenna elements 303 and 304. When theprocessor 306 will perform CA between signals of the first frequencyband, because there is a need to block a signal of the second frequencyband, the processor 306 may allow the second multiplexer 311_2 and thefourth multiplexer 321_2 not to be connected with the antenna elements303 and 304.

Through the process, an electronic device (e.g., an electronic device201 of FIG. 2) may perform CA using various combinations between fourbands of the first frequency band and four bands of the second frequencyband and may perform diversity for each band.

The second switch 341 according to various embodiments may connectbetween the RF receive circuitry 302 and the first switch 331. In anembodiment, the second switch 341 may be omitted. In other words, the RFreceive circuitry 302 and the first switch 331 may be directly connectedwith each other. The RF receive circuitry 302 may include a fifthmultiplexer 312 and a sixth multiplexer 322, and the second switch 341may select any one of the fifth multiplexer 312 and the sixthmultiplexer 322 and may connect the selected multiplexer with the firstswitch 331. In an embodiment, the second switch 341 may be controlled bythe processor 306 based on the signal received by the RF receivecircuitry 302.

According to an embodiment, LNAs included in the RF receive circuitry302 may be connected with the transceiver 305 via a switch 312_S1. TheLNA selected by the switch 312_S1 may be connected with the transceiver305, and a signal received from the external device may be transmittedto the transceiver 305 via the selected LNA.

FIG. 4 illustrates a block diagram of an electronic device according toanother embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 4, an electronic device 401 (e.g., an electronicdevice 101 of FIG. 1) may include a first antenna element 410, a secondantenna element 420, a first RF block 430, a second RF block 440, adiplexer 450, an RF receive circuitry 460, a first power source 470_1, asecond power source 470_2, a transceiver 480, and a processor 490. Invarious embodiments, the electronic device 401 may exclude at least oneof the components or may additionally include another component. In adescription of FIG. 4, a duplicated description of the configurationdescribed in FIG. 2 or 3 may be omitted.

The first antenna element 410 (e.g., an antenna module 197 of FIG. 1)according to various embodiments may have a plurality of electricalpaths and may be configured to transmit or receive a signal of a firstfrequency band (e.g., a high band), a signal of a second frequency band(e.g., a mid band), and a signal of a third frequency band (e.g., a lowband).

The first RF block 430 (e.g., a first RF block 301 of FIG. 3) accordingto various embodiments may include a first transmit and receivecircuitry 431, a second transmit and receive circuitry 432, a firstswitch 433 (e.g., a first switch 331 of FIG. 3), a first transmissionand reception connection terminal 434 (e.g., a first transmission andreception connection terminal 351 of FIG. 3), and a second transmissionand reception connection terminal 435 (e.g., a second transmission andreception connection terminal 361 of FIG. 3). In an embodiment, some ofthe components of the first RF block 430 may be omitted or added. Forexample, the first RF block 430 may further include a second switch(e.g., a second switch 341 of FIG. 3).

The second RF block 440 according to various embodiments may include athird transmit and receive circuitry 441 and may be electricallyconnected with the first antenna element 410 and the transceiver 480. Inthe specification, the second RF block 440 may be referred to as asecond wireless module. According to an embodiment, the second RF block440 may process a signal of the third frequency band via the thirdtransmit and receive circuitry 441. For example, the second RF block 440may process an RF signal received from the transceiver 480 and maytransmit the signal, the pressing of which is completed, to an externaldevice (e.g., a base station or another electronic device) via the firstantenna element 410. According to an embodiment, the third transmit andreceive circuitry 441 may include at least one PA and at least one LNA.

The diplexer 450 according to various embodiments may correspond to afilter element for branch for splitting one signal into two signals andmay connect each of the first RF block 430 and the second RF block 440to the first antenna element 410. In the specification, the diplexer 450may be referred to as a filter. According to an embodiment, the diplexer450 may play a role in splitting a signal of the first frequency bandand a signal of the second frequency band and a signal of the thirdfrequency band. The split signal of the first frequency band and thesplit signal of the second frequency band may be delivered to the firstRF block 430, and the split signal of the third frequency band may bedelivered to the second RF block 440.

According to an embodiment, the diplexer 450 may include a firstconnecting terminal 451 and a second connecting terminal 452. The firstconnecting terminal 451 may be a terminal corresponding to the firstfrequency band and the second frequency band, which is a terminal forconnecting the diplexer 450 and the first RF block 430. The secondconnecting terminal 452 may be a terminal corresponding to the thirdfrequency band, which is a terminal for connecting the diplexer 450 andthe second RF block 440.

The first power source 470_1 and the second power 470_2 according tovarious embodiments may correspond to devices which supply power to a PAincluded in the first RF block 430 or the second RF block 440. Accordingto an embodiment, the first power source 470_1 and the second powersource 470_2 may supply power to a plurality of PAs. For example, thefirst power source 470_1 may supply power to a PA included in the firsttransmit and receive circuitry 431 of the first RF block 430 and a PAincluded in the third transmit and receive circuitry 441 of the secondRF block 440. For another example, the second power source 470_2 maysupply power to a PA included in the first transmit and receivecircuitry 431 or a PA included in the second transmit and receivecircuitry 432. According to various embodiments, the first power source470_1 and the second power source 470_2 may be connected with the firsttransmit and receive circuitry 431, the second transmit and receivecircuitry 432, and/or the third transmit and receive circuitry 441 byvarious combinations and may supply power to a PA included in each oftransmit and receive circuitries 431, 432, and 441.

The transceiver 480 according to various embodiments may be connectedwith the first RF block 430, the second RF block 440, and the RF receivecircuitry 460 and may mutually convert signals of the first frequencyband, the second frequency band, and the third frequency band intobaseband signals.

The processor 490 according to various embodiments may controloperations of the first RF block 430, the second RF block 440, the RFreceive circuitry 460, the first power source 470_1, the second powersource 470_2, and the diplexer 450, directly or via the transceiver 480.

FIG. 5 illustrates an antenna structure capable of additionallysupporting a 5G communication service, according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 5, an electronic device (e.g., an electronic device201 of FIG. 2) according to the disclosure may transmit or receivesignals of a first frequency band, a second frequency band, and a thirdfrequency band using a first antenna element 510 and a second antennaelement 520. As a diplexer 550 is connected with the first antennaelement 510, the signal of the third frequency band may be split andprocessed. The signal of the third frequency band may be processed by asecond RF block 560. The signal of the first frequency band and thesignal of the second frequency band may be transmitted or received viathe first antenna element 510 and the second antenna element 520. Thesignal of the first frequency band and the signal of the secondfrequency band may be processed by a first RF block 570.

According to an embodiment, the number of antenna elements which may beprovided may be limited due to limited mounting space in the electronicdevice. The electronic device according to the disclosure may implementtransmission or reception of signals of the first frequency band, thesecond frequency band, and the third frequency band and performance of2×2 multi input multi output (MIMO), CA, and diversity in the bands,using only the two antenna elements 510 and 520. As described above, theelectronic device according to an embodiment may reduce the number ofthe antenna elements and may use spare antenna elements 530 and 540 asantenna elements for a 5G communication service.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device according to thedisclosure may use the two antenna elements 530 and 540 for the 5Gcommunication service to support 2×2 MIMO, CA, and diversity in 5Gcommunication at the same time as an existing communication service.Processing of a signal for the 5G communication service may be performedby a first 5G RF block 580 and a second 5G RF block 590.

FIG. 6 illustrates the deployment of antenna elements according to anembodiment.

Referring to FIG. 6, four antenna elements 610, 620, 630, and 640 may bearranged in a lower end of an electronic device 601 according to variousembodiments. The first antenna 610 forming the longest electrical pathmay transmit and receive a signal of a third frequency band (e.g., a lowband). The first antenna 610 may correspond to, for example, a firstantenna element 510 of FIG. 5.

According to an embodiment, the other three antennas 620, 630, and 640may be used as a second antenna element 520 of FIG. 5 and two antennaelements 530 and 540 for a 5G communication service.

According to various embodiments, the deployment of antennas in anelectronic device is not limited to the deployment of the antennas shownin FIG. 6, and may be disposed in various forms.

The electronic device according to various embodiments may integrate RFblocks, which process signals of a mid band and a high band, to minimizea space where components are mounted and efficiently use antennas. Theelectronic device may use some of antennas capable of being mounted onthe electronic device as antennas for 5G by efficiently using theantennas. As a result, because the electronic device is able to performwireless communication using a signal of a frequency band of 6 GHz orlower and a signal of a very high frequency band of 28 GHz or higher,communication performance of the electronic device may be enhanced.

Furthermore, the electronic device according to various embodiments mayuse an RF block including a plurality of multiplexers to implement CAusing combinations of various frequency bands. Thus, according to thedisclosure, one electronic device may support all of combinations ofvarious frequency bands for CA provided by a plurality of countriesand/or operators.

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a firstantenna element configured to transmit and receive a signal of a firstfrequency band or a second frequency band, a second antenna elementconfigured to transmit and receive a signal of the first frequency bandor the second frequency band, a first RF block, electrically connectedwith the first antenna element and the second antenna element, includinga first transmit and receive circuitry and a second transmit and receivecircuitry, an RF receive circuitry for receiving the signal of the firstfrequency band or the second frequency band from the first antennaelement or the second antenna element, and a transceiver connected withthe first RF block and the RF receive circuitry. The first transmit andreceive circuitry may process the signal of the first frequency band orthe second frequency band. The second transmit and receive circuitry mayprocess the signal of the first frequency band or the second frequencyband. The transceiver may perform CA for the signal of the firstfrequency band and/or the second frequency band using the first transmitand receive circuitry and the second transmit and receive circuitry andmay perform diversity for signals received from the first RF block andthe RF receive circuitry.

According to an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry may be configuredin the first RF block.

The electronic device according to an embodiment may further include afirst power source and a second power source. The first transmit andreceive circuitry may include at least one PA, and the second transmitand receive circuitry may include at least one PA. The first powersource may supply power to the PA included in the first transmit andreceive circuitry, and the second power source may supply power to thePA included in the second transmit and receive circuitry.

According to an embodiment, the first power source and the second powersource may correspond to supply modulators.

The electronic device according to an embodiment may further include asecond RF block including a third transmit and receive circuitry and adiplexer. The first antenna element may be configured to further receivea signal of a third frequency band. The third transmit and receivecircuitry may process the signal of the third frequency band. Thediplexer may connect the first RF block and the second RF block to thefirst antenna element and may split the signal of the first frequencyband and the signal of the second frequency band and the signal of thethird frequency band.

The electronic device according to an embodiment may further include afirst power source and a second power source. The first transmit andreceive circuitry may include at least one PA, the second transmit andreceive circuitry may include at least one PA, and the third transmitand receive circuitry may include at least one PA. The first powersource may supply power to the PA included in the first transmit andreceive circuitry and the PA included in the third transmit and receivecircuitry, and the second power source may supply power to the PAincluded in the second transmit and receive circuitry.

In an embodiment, the first RF block may further include a first switch.The first switch may connect a first multiplexer of the first transmitand receive circuitry, a second multiplexer of the first transmit andreceive circuitry, a third multiplexer of the second transmit andreceive circuitry, a fourth multiplexer of the second transmit andreceive circuitry, and the RF receive circuitry with the first antennaelement and the second antenna element.

The electronic device according to an embodiment may further include aprocessor. The processor may be electrically connected with thetransceiver and may control the first switch.

According to an embodiment, when wanting to performing CA, the processormay control the first switch such that any one of the first multiplexerand the second multiplexer is connected with the first antenna elementand such that any one of the third multiplexer and the fourthmultiplexer is connected with the second antenna element.

According to an embodiment, when wanting to perform diversity, theprocessor may control the first switch such that any one of the firstmultiplexer, the second multiplexer, the third multiplexer, or thefourth multiplexer is connected with the first antenna element and suchthat the RF receive circuitry is connected with the second antennaelement.

The electronic device according to an embodiment may further include asecond switch. The second switch may electrically connect the firstswitch and the RF receive circuitry.

A throw of the second switch may be connected with a pole of the firstswitch.

A pole of the second switch may be connected to a fifth multiplexer ofthe RF receive circuitry and a sixth multiplexer of the RF receivecircuitry.

The processor may control the second switch based on a frequency band ofa signal received by the RF receive circuitry.

An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a firstantenna, a second antenna, a filter, electrically connected with thefirst antenna, including a first connecting terminal corresponding to afirst frequency band and a second frequency band capable of beingtransmitted or received via the first antenna, and a second connectingterminal corresponding to a third frequency band capable of beingtransmitted or received via the first antenna, a first wireless moduleincluding a first transmit and receive circuitry for processing a signalof the first frequency band and a signal of the second frequency band, asecond transmit and receive circuitry for processing a signal of thefirst frequency band and a signal of the second frequency band, a firsttransmission and reception connection terminal connected with the firstconnecting terminal, and a second transmission and reception connectionterminal connected with the second antenna, and a first switch forconnecting the first transmit and receive circuitry and the secondtransmit and receive circuitry with the first transmission and receptionconnection terminal or the second transmission and reception connectionterminal, and a second wireless module including a third transmit andreceive circuitry, electrically connected with the second connectingterminal, for processing a signal of the third frequency band.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include atransceiver. The transceiver may be electrically connected with thefirst wireless module and the second wireless module and may perform CAfor the signal of the second frequency band and/or the signal of thethird frequency band.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include anRF receive circuitry. The RF receive circuitry may be electricallyconnected with the first switch and the transceiver, may receive thesignal of the second frequency band or the third frequency band, and mayperform diversity for signals received from the second wireless moduleand the RF receive circuitry.

In an embodiment, the RF receive circuitry may be integrally configuredwith the first wireless module.

According to an embodiment, the electronic device may further include afirst power source and a second power source. The first power source maysupply power to PAs included in the first transmit and receive circuitryand the second transmit and receive circuitry, and the second powersource may supply power to a PA included in the third transmit andreceive circuitry. In an embodiment, the first power source and thesecond power source may correspond to supply modulators.

The electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed in thepresent disclosure may be various types of devices. The electronicdevice may include, for example, at least one of a portablecommunication device (e.g., a smartphone), a computer device, a portablemultimedia device, a mobile medical appliance, a camera, a wearabledevice, or a home appliance. The electronic device according to anembodiment of the present disclosure should not be limited to theabove-mentioned devices.

It should be understood that various embodiments of the presentdisclosure and terms used in the embodiments do not intend to limittechnologies disclosed in the present disclosure to the particular formsdisclosed herein; rather, the present disclosure should be construed tocover various modifications, equivalents, and/or alternatives ofembodiments of the present disclosure. With regard to description ofdrawings, similar components may be assigned with similar referencenumerals. As used herein, singular forms may include plural forms aswell unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In the presentdisclosure disclosed herein, the expressions “A or B”, “at least one ofA or/and B”, “A, B, or C” or “one or more of A, B, or/and C”, and thelike used herein may include any and all combinations of one or more ofthe associated listed items. The expressions “a first”, “a second”, “thefirst”, or “the second”, used in herein, may refer to various componentsregardless of the order and/or the importance, but do not limit thecorresponding components. The above expressions are used merely for thepurpose of distinguishing a component from the other components. Itshould be understood that when a component (e.g., a first component) isreferred to as being (operatively or communicatively) “connected,” or“coupled,” to another component (e.g., a second component), it may bedirectly connected or coupled directly to the other component or anyother component (e.g., a third component) may be interposed betweenthem.

The term “module” used herein may represent, for example, a unitincluding one or more combinations of hardware, software and firmware.The term “module” may be interchangeably used with the terms “logic”,“logical block”, “part” and “circuit”. The “module” may be a minimumunit of an integrated part or may be a part thereof. The “module” may bea minimum unit for performing one or more functions or a part thereof.For example, the “module” may include an application-specific integratedcircuit (ASIC).

Various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented bysoftware (e.g., the program 140) including an instruction stored in amachine-readable storage media (e.g., an internal memory 136 or anexternal memory 138) readable by a machine (e.g., a computer). Themachine may be a device that calls the instruction from themachine-readable storage media and operates depending on the calledinstruction and may include the electronic device (e.g., the electronicdevice 101). When the instruction is executed by the processor (e.g.,the processor 120), the processor may perform a function correspondingto the instruction directly or using other components under the controlof the processor. The instruction may include a code generated orexecuted by a compiler or an interpreter. The machine-readable storagemedia may be provided in the form of non-transitory storage media. Here,the term “non-transitory”, as used herein, is a limitation of the mediumitself (i.e., tangible, not a signal) as opposed to a limitation on datastorage persistency.

According to an embodiment, the method according to various embodimentsdisclosed in the present disclosure may be provided as a part of acomputer program product. The computer program product may be tradedbetween a seller and a buyer as a product. The computer program productmay be distributed in the form of machine-readable storage medium (e.g.,a compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM)) or may be distributed onlythrough an application store (e.g., a Play Store™). In the case ofonline distribution, at least a portion of the computer program productmay be temporarily stored or generated in a storage medium such as amemory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or arelay server.

Each component (e.g., the module or the program) according to variousembodiments may include at least one of the above components, and aportion of the above sub-components may be omitted, or additional othersub-components may be further included. Alternatively or additionally,some components (e.g., the module or the program) may be integrated inone component and may perform the same or similar functions performed byeach corresponding components prior to the integration. Operationsperformed by a module, a programming, or other components according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure may be executedsequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or in a heuristic method. Also,at least some operations may be executed in different sequences,omitted, or other operations may be added.

In the claims:
 1. A mobile communication device comprising: a pluralityof antennas including a first antenna and a second antenna, the firstantenna configured to transmit and receive a signal corresponding to afirst frequency band or a second frequency band, the second antennaconfigured to transmit and receive a signal corresponding to the firstfrequency band, the second frequency band or a third frequency band; aradio frequency (RF) receive circuitry for receiving the signalcorresponding to the first frequency band or the second frequency bandfrom the first antenna or the second antenna; a first RF module\electrically connected with the first antenna and the second antenna andconfigured to support the first frequency band and the second frequencyband, the first RF module including a first transmit and receivecircuitry, a second transmit and receive circuitry and a switch, theswitch configured to: provide a first connection and a second connectionsimultaneously, the first connection between the first antenna and oneof the first transmit and receive circuitry, the second transmit andreceive circuitry and the RF receive circuitry, and the secondconnection between the second antenna and another of the first transmitand receive circuitry, the second transmit and receive circuitry and theRF receive circuitry; and a second RF module electrically connected withthe second antenna, and configured to support the third frequency band,the second RF module including a third transmit and receive circuitry.2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the firsttransmit and receive circuitry includes a first multiplexer and a secondmultiplexer, the first multiplexer configured to process a signalcorresponding to a first frequency range, and the second multiplexerconfigured to process a signal corresponding to a second frequency rangedifferent from the first frequency range.
 3. The mobile communicationdevice of claim 2, wherein the first frequency range is a subband of thefirst frequency band, and the second frequency range is a subband of thesecond frequency band.
 4. The mobile communication device of claim 2,wherein the first frequency range is a first subband of the firstfrequency band, and the second frequency range is a second subband ofthe first frequency band.
 5. The mobile communication device of claim 2,wherein the second transmit and receive circuitry includes a thirdmultiplexer and a fourth multiplexer, the third multiplexer configuredto process a signal corresponding to a third frequency range, and thefourth multiplexer configured to process a signal corresponding to afourth frequency range different from the third frequency range.
 6. Themobile communication device of claim 5, wherein the first multiplexerand the second multiplexer are connected with the first antenna or thesecond antenna via the switch, and the third multiplexer and the fourthmultiplexer are connected with the first antenna element or the secondantenna element via the switch.
 7. The mobile communication device ofclaim 1, further comprising a diplexer, wherein the second antenna isconnected with the switch in the first RF module via the diplexer. 8.The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the third transmitand receive circuitry includes a fifth multiplexer and a sixthmultiplexer, and wherein the second antenna is connected with at leastone of the fifth multiplexer or the sixth multiplexer via the diplexer.9. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the first antennaand the second antenna are arranged in a lower ending portion of theelectronic device.
 10. The mobile communication device of claim 1,wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are arranged spacedapart from each other, and arranged along a lower periphery of theelectronic device.
 11. The mobile communication device of claim 1,wherein the first RF module is a first 4G RF module, and the second RFmodules is a second 4G RF module.
 12. The mobile communication device ofclaim 1, further comprising another plurality of antennas including athird antenna and a fourth antenna, and a first 5G RF module and asecond 5G module, wherein the first 5G RF module is electricallyconnected with the third antenna, the second 5G RF module iselectrically connected with the fourth antenna, and wherein the thirdantenna and the fourth antenna together are configured to support MIMO,CA and diversity with respect to a 5G communication service.
 13. Themobile communication device of claim 1, further comprising: a firstpower source including a first supply modulator and electricallyconnected with the first RF module; and a second power source includinga second power modulator and electrically connected with the second RFmodule.
 14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein thefirst power source is further connected with the second RF module.